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10. Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it back up.

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11. When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness. (ah, an old 1940’s Fannie Farmer trick!)

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12. To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh - if it rises to the surface, throw it away.

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13. Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

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14. Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

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15. If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dish washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

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16. Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.

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17. To get rid of itch from mosquito bite: try applying soap on the area, instant relief.

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18. Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march -see for yourself.

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19. When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.

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20. NOW Look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer:

* Clean a toilet - drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.

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* Clean a vase - to remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.

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* Polish jewelry - drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.

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* Clean a thermos bottle - fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).

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* Unclog a drain - clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water.

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http://fatfingers.com/ other people's typos can save you money

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http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units...rugs/mouse.cfm..Mouse Party, see how different things affect the brain. It's a cool site from the University of Utah.

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if you use Firefox, download StumbleUpon!. It's a neat extension that randomly picks websites for you to see based on interests you choose.

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I hope everyone in the region has a great rest of the weekend!

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Nice weather here again today...low 80's, nice driving weather

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nice weather for cooking out too

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got lots of hamburger meat defrosted